A.T. Robertson Commentary Ephesians 4:1

A.T. Robertson Commentary

Ephesians 4:1

1863–1934
Southern Baptist
A.T. Robertson
A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson Commentary

Ephesians 4:1

1863–1934
Southern Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called," — Ephesians 4:1 (ASV)

Wherewith ye were called (ης εκληθητε). Attraction of the relative ης to the genitive of the antecedent κλησεως (calling) from the cognate accusative ην with εκληθητε (first aorist passive indicative of καλεω, to call. For the list of virtues here see Col 3:12. To ανεχομενο αλληλων (Colossians 3:13) Paul here adds "in love" (εν αγαπη), singled out in Col 3:14.